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Spain Moves Tax Goalposts For E-Gaming Firms 5/27/2012 The Spanish tax authority has required that online operators with customers in Spain pay back-taxes under two historic laws that previously were not applied to offshore online gaming.
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Malaysia, Australia Sign FTA 5/24/2012 On May 22 in Kuala Lumpur, as a complement to the existing regional agreement between Australia
and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which Malaysia was
one of the original members, Australia's Trade Minister Craig Emerson and his
Malaysian counterpart Mustapa Mohamed signed a comprehensive bilateral free trade
agreement.
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Lamy Sings Praises Of IT Agreement 5/16/2012 At the opening of a symposium to mark the 15th Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement, which substantially liberalized taxes on the global trade of computer products, World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy emphasized that the success of the agreement could easily be transferred to other growth, and innovation-promoting industries.
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IoM E-Gaming Sector Recognised 5/15/2012 E-Gaming companies resident in the Isle of Man scooped multiple awards
at the eGaming Review Business to Business Awards, having been nominated for eighteen accolades.
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MEPs Agree Deal On Mobile Roaming Price Caps 5/14/2012 Data roaming and phone calls abroad for European Union consumers should be
much cheaper from July 1 this year, due to an agreement with the European Council
which has been endorsed by the European Parliament.
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UK E-Seller Amnesty Deadline Looms 5/14/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has warned people trading on the internet and who may have tax irregularities that they now have just one month to take part in the e-sellers tax amnesty and avail of lower penalty rates.
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Hearing Focusses On US Consumer Internet Privacy 5/10/2012 The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Commerce have used their
testimonies before a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce,
Science and Transportation to describe the Administration’s efforts to protect
consumer privacy over the internet.
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Luxembourg Unveils Unsatisfactory Q1 Tax Revenues 5/9/2012 Luxembourg’s Finance Minister Luc Frieden has recently unveiled details
of the country’s public finances at central administration level for the
first quarter of 2012, and has defended the additional budgetary consolidation
decisions taken by the government at the end of April.
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Malta Signs Gambling Oversight Agreements 4/25/2012 Malta's Lotteries and Gaming Authority has announced the signing of three cooperation agreements with other regulators, the European Sports Security Association, the sports integrity agency of global soccer association FIFA, and the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario, to strengthen its domestic oversight capabilities and contribute towards international enforcement efforts.
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Antigua Issues Plea To US On E-Gaming 4/18/2012 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has met with US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss Antigua and Barbuda’s internet gaming case against the United States.
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EU Consults On Rules For Wirelessly Connected Devices 4/13/2012 The European Commission has launched a public consultation to ensure that
the rights of individuals are respected in the so-called "Internet of Things", where everyday objects, such as phones and cars, are wirelessly connected
to the internet through smart chips, and can collect and share data.
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World Economic Forum Issues Global ICT Report 4/6/2012 The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with INSEAD, has issued the Global
Information Technology Report for 2012, which is said to be the most comprehensive
assessment of the preparedness of global economies to leverage the networked economy.
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Channel Islands Will Not Appeal UK VAT Ruling 4/6/2012 The Jersey government has decided not appeal the decision of the High Court in
London, which ruled that the United Kingdom government's decision to revoke Low-Value
Consignment Relief (LVCR), a value-added tax concession, for the Channel Islands
was consistent with European Union law.
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EU Agrees ECJ Submission On ACTA 4/6/2012 The European Commission has taken the next step in referring the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, by agreeing on
the legal submission to be put before the Court.
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Jersey Targets Digital Industries With New Agency 4/4/2012 A new agency, Digital Jersey, is to be established as a part of a public-private partnership aimed at promoting Jersey's digital industries - including e-gaming, e-commerce and Information
and Communications Technology, on the back of Jersey's newly updated Intellectual
Property legislation.
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China To Quadruple E-Commerce Sales By End-2015 3/29/2012 The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has released a Five
Year Plan which foresees e-commerce sales quadrupling to RMB18 trillion in the period to the end of 2015.
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Ireland Appoints 'Start-Up Ambassador' In China 3/30/2012 Enterprise Ireland has appointed an 'International Start-up Ambassador' in China as part of the government's Action Plan for Jobs 2012.
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Report Dissects Alderney's Role In Full Tilt Poker Case 3/30/2012 Alderney's Gambling Control Commission has welcomed the publication of an independent
report into decisions made in relation to
three companies which were licensed in Alderney to operate as Full Tilt
Poker.
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UK Confirms Gambling Tax Changes 3/27/2012 Offshore gambling firms have been dealt a blow in the United Kingdom's latest
Budget which amends the tax rules applicable to the supply of gambling services
to the UK market. Wagers will now be taxed on a point-of-consumption
basis, bringing offshore operators under the UK tax net.
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FTC Issues Final Report On US Data Privacy 3/27/2012 The Federal Trade Commission has issued its final report setting forth best
practices for businesses to protect the privacy of United States consumers and
give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data.
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US, EU Issue Joint Statement On Data Privacy 3/22/2012 A joint statement, following a conference in which both European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding and the United States Commerce Secretary John Bryson
participated, confirms the deepening trans-Atlantic dialogue on commercial data
privacy issues.
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UK Launches E-Sellers Tax Amnesty 3/19/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs, has launched another tax amnesty scheme, this time targeting online marketplace sellers.
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Ireland To Extend Betting Tax To Online Bookies 3/15/2012 Ireland's online bookmakers will soon be liable to a transactions tax, bringing the country's internet gambling regime in line with that imposed on high-street shops.
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Sarkozy Relaunches Debate On 'Google Tax' 3/16/2012 Within the framework of his electoral campaign, French President Nicolas Sarkzoy
has recently re-launched the idea of imposing a tax on Internet giants, such as
Google.
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EU Data Protection Rules Still Not Comprehensive, Says Watchdog 3/12/2012 The European Data Protection Supervisor has generally welcomed the proposed
package for a reform of the European Union data protection law, but remains
concerned that it is 'far from a comprehensive set of rules'.
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WIPO Prepares for Launch of New gTLDs 3/12/2012 While trademark holders filed a record number of cybersquatting cases with the World Intellectual
Property Organization, pre-emptive measures are being organized to prevent
the abusive use of trademarks as generic top-level domains.
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BT, Talk Talk Lose UK File-Sharing Appeal 3/7/2012 On March 6, 2012, two of the UK's largest internet service providers, British
Telecommunications and Talk Talk, lost their court appeal against the controversial
Digital Economy Act 2010, which contains provisions designed to crack down on
copyright theft over the internet, is contrary to European Union law.
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Google's New Privacy Policy Raises EU Concerns 3/5/2012 Despite the concern expressed in the preliminary findings of the French
data protection regulator, Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, the internet company Google has gone ahead with the application of
its new privacy policy from March 1, 2012.
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MEPs Receive Public Petition Against ACTA 3/1/2012 The European Parliament has received a petition, signed by almost 2.5m people
worldwide, calling on its members 'to stand for a free and open internet
and reject the ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement'.
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Obama Unveils Internet 'Bill of Rights' 2/28/2012 President Barack Obama has unveiled a United States 'Consumer Privacy Bill
of Rights' as part of a comprehensive blueprint to protect individual privacy
rights and give users more control over how their information is handled on
the internet.
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EU Refers ACTA To European Court 2/24/2012 The Commissioner for Trade, Karel De Gucht, has disclosed that the European Commission has agreed with his proposal to refer the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice.
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Belgium Tax Man Targets Internet Sales Sites 2/22/2012 The Belgian tax authorities have recently announced that they are now closely monitoring
Internet sales websites, including eBay, in a bid to clamp down on Internet
traders failing to meet their tax obligations.
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Consultation Launched Into European Company Law 2/22/2012 The European Commission has launched an in-depth consultation on the future
of European company law, to ascertain whether Europe’s needs are still met
by the existing legal framework.
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General Internet Filtering Not Allowable Under EU Law 2/21/2012 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a general filtering system
with a view to preventing the illegal downloading of musical and audio-visual
files.
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Germany Stalls On ACTA 2/14/2012 Following rumblings of discontent against the agreement in other European Union countries, it has been disclosed that the German government will delay its
signing of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement until the European Parliament has given its approval.
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UK Outlines 2012 Tax Enforcement Plans 2/13/2012 The UK tax authority, HM Revenue and Customs has outlined that in the coming year
it will focus its tax enforcement efforts on taxpayers that fail to make tax returns
and those that are liable to pay tax at the highest personal income tax rates,
as well as launching targeted campaigns in two specific sectors.
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Jersey's Investment Strategy Paying Dividends 2/9/2012 The contribution of Jersey Enterprise, the government's inward investment agency has been highlighted in a recent report
coinciding with the agency's name change to 'Locate Jersey' and formulation of a plan for future policy.
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Groundbreaking Maritime Internet Solution Launched 2/1/2012 Maritime Very-Small-Aperture Terminal market leader KVH Industries has announced
a major upgrade to its mini-VSAT Broadband network, which will provide Internet availability for 95% of the Earth's surface, including
all of the world's major shipping routes, offshore oil fields and commercial fishing
grounds.
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European Parliament's ACTA Negotiator Resigns In Protest 2/1/2012 Kader Arif, a member of the Socialist and Democrat alliance within the European
Parliament (EP), who was also its rapporteur for the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade
Agreement (ACTA), has resigned his role and condemned the process which led to
its conclusion.
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US, Japan Make Progress On Trade Issues 1/31/2012 The United States and Japan have seen 'important progress' on a range
of trade and regulatory issues, as well as on new areas of joint cooperation,
that should expand trade opportunities for producers and consumers in both countries, according to US Trade Representative Ron Kirk.
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EU Proposes Comprehensive Data Protection Reforms 1/30/2012 European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a comprehensive reform of the European
Union 1995 data protection rules to strengthen online privacy rights and
boost Europe's digital economy.
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Ireland Launches Immigrant Investor Programme 1/26/2012 The Irish government is to introduce two major new immigration initiatives aimed at encouraging non-European migrant entrepreneurs and investors.
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European Commission Prepares New IP Directive 1/26/2012 European Commissioner Michel Barnier has confirmed that the Commission is closely
monitoring developments both in European Union member states and in other countries
in the field of intellectual property rights and online piracy, including the
current debate in the US Congress on proposed legislation.
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US Anti-Piracy Bills Delayed 1/25/2012 Following protests in the United States, current discussions in Congress on the
proposed Stop Online Piracy Act and PROTECT IP Act have been postponed
in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively.
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Protests Grow Against US Anti-Piracy Bills 1/20/2012 A number of websites, including Wikipedia, Google, Facebook, Mozilla and Reddit,
have joined in a protest against the pending Stop Online Piracy Act and
PROTECT IP Act in the United States House of Representatives and Senate,
respectively.
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EU Issues E-Commerce Action Plan 1/18/2012 As part of the European Union’s Digital Agenda and the Single Market Act,
and in response to the request from the European Council to submit a roadmap for
the completion of the Digital Single Market, the European Commission has adopted a Communication presenting targeted initiatives aimed at doubling
the share of e-commerce in retail sales by 2015.
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ICANN Begins Domain Names Shake-Up 1/17/2012 Despite misgivings being expressed from some quarters, the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers has gone ahead with the planned launch
of a new generic top-level domain space, one of the biggest-ever changes
to the internet’s domain name system.
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Indiana Reaches Sales Tax Agreement With Amazon 1/10/2012 Mitch Daniels, Governor of the US state of Indiana, has announced that the state has reached an agreement with Indiana’s largest online retailer, Amazon.com, Inc., to begin collecting Indiana sales tax on internet purchases - the fourth state to reach such an agreement with the online retail giant.
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FTC Warns ICANN On New Internet Domain Names 12/23/2011 The United States Federal Trade Commission has written a letter to the Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, the organization that oversees
internet domain names, expressing concern that the latter's plan to expand the
domain name system could leave consumers more vulnerable to online fraud.
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Jersey To Invest In Super-Fast Broadband 12/15/2011 Jersey's Treasury Minister, Phillip Ozouf, has proposed plans to provide funding
worth GBP19m (USD30m) to Jersey Telecom to upgrade the island's Internet infrastructure with fibre optic technology to facilitate 1 gigabyte
broadband speeds for island businesses.
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AGCC Reviews Full Tilt Poker Decision 12/13/2011 The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has announced that it is to commission
an independent, external review of its actions and processes leading up to the
suspension of the licenses belonging to the companies trading as Full Tilt Poker.
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Doubts Expressed On US-EU Data Protection Cooperation 12/8/2011 In remarks to the 2nd Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference in
Brussels on December 6, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission
and the European Union Justice Commissioner, spoke on the future of data
protection and transatlantic cooperation with the United States.
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Alderney Reports Boost In E-Gambling Licences 12/5/2011 The Alderney Gambling Control Commission has reported better than expected growth in the
island's Internet-related economy, in terms of the e-gambling applications received and licenses
granted over the course of 2011.
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US Congress Grapples With Online Sales Tax Quandary 12/2/2011 The United States House of Representative Committee on the Judiciary
held a hearing on November 30 on the limitations on states’ authority
to collect sales taxes on e-commerce, and received conflicting advice from such
internet businesses as Amazon.com and eBay Inc.
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Operators Challenge Incoming Greek Gambling Regime 12/2/2011 The European Gaming and Betting Association and the Remote Gambling Association
have filed a complaint with the European Commission on Greece's controversial,
recently-adopted online gambling law, which would allow the provision of taxed
gambling services.
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EU Proposes Online Dispute Resolution Law 12/1/2011 The European Commission has unveiled a package of measures to ensure that European Union consumers can solve problems with suppliers without going to court, and to create a single online platform which will allow the solving of contractual disputes entirely online.
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EU Court Decides Against Internet Filtering 11/28/2011 The European Court of Justice has refused to approve the imposition of an
injunction by a national court within the European Union which would have
required an internet service provider to install a filtering system with
a view to preventing the illegal downloading of files.
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Sarkozy Eyes New Anti-Piracy Law 11/24/2011 During a recent forum on culture in the digital age in Avignon, French President
Nicolas Sarkozy underlined the need to extend the fight against Internet piracy
to online streaming.
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Reding Pushes EU Optional Contract 11/14/2011 During her speech at a conference on European contract law in Warsaw, the Vice-President
of the European Commission, and European Union Justice Commissioner,
Viviane Reding, pointed to the proposed optional Common European Sales Law as
a means of energizing cross-border trade and contributing to economic growth.
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Channel Islands Challenge LVCR Decision 11/10/2011 The governments of the Channel Islands, Guernsey and Jersey, have released
statements in response to the UK Treasury's announcement that from April 1, 2012,
Low-Value Consignment Relief will no longer be offered to goods exported to
the UK market from the Channel Islands.
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EU Looks For Stronger Data Protection Rules 5/1/2012 The European Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding (pictured) and the German Federal Minister
for Consumer Protection, Ilse Aigner, have held a meeting in Brussels to discuss
the way forward for strengthening the data protection rules in the European Union
(EU), which currently date back to 1995.
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UK Deals Tax Blow To Channel Islands 5/1/2012 The UK government has announced that from April 1, 2012, Low Value Consignment Relief will no longer apply to goods sent to the UK from the Channel Islands.
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Canada, Costa Rica Look At Improving FTA 11/9/2011 Negotiations have begun between Canada and Costa Rica on the proposed modernization of their existing free trade agreement, it has been announced.
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US Senators Seek To Protect Online Retailers 11/8/2011 A bipartisan 'Sense of the Senate' Resolution has been introduced
in an attempt to counteract efforts within the United States Congress, and by
some states, to impose sales taxes on out-of-state online retailers.
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Ireland Launches International Start-Up Fund 11/2/2011 The Irish government has launched a EUR10m International Start-Up Fund, aimed at encouraging overseas entrepreneurs to locate start-up businesses in Ireland.
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Singapore Includes Cloud Computing In Tax Incentives 10/26/2011 At a recent forum, Singapore’s Infocomm Development Authority confirmed
that businesses will, through the inclusion of related costs under the Productivity
and Innovation Credit scheme, be able to obtain significant tax benefits
for cloud computing.
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Through WTO, US Seeks Information On China’s Internet Restrictions 10/25/2011 The United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced that, under World
Trade Organization rules, he is seeking detailed information on the trade
impact of Chinese policies that may block US companies’ websites in China.
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Jersey Clarifies Position On UK LVCR Review 10/19/2011 Jersey Treasury Minister Phillip Ozouf has dismissed speculation that the Jersey government is ready to accept the loss of the UK's Low Value Consignment relief scheme, a tax break which has benefited the local economy, in return for the UK's approval of its 'zero-ten' corporate tax regime.
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EU Proposes Optional Contract Law 10/17/2011 Following the European Parliament’s support in June this year for an optional
European contract law, the European Commission has now proposed an optional
Common European Sales Law, Vice-President Viviane
Reding, the Justice Commissioner, has announced.
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EU Adopts Consumer Rights Directive 10/12/2011 The European Council has adopted the Consumer Rights Directive, that will establish new rules
on consumer rights to protect online shoppers, and boost consumer confidence in
buying cross-border in other European Union member states.
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Isle Of Man Cutting Barriers To Telecoms Market Entry 10/7/2011 The Isle of Man Communications Commission has published a response to its consultation
on the review of competition in the island's telecommunications sector, which offers a number of remedies to highlighted competition problems in the Isle of Man.
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Remote Gambling Firms Challenge Greek Taxes 10/5/2011 The Remote Gambling Association, which represents the largest online gambling
operators and software providers in the world, on October 4, 2011, lodged a State
aid complaint with the European Commission to challenge the legitimacy of new
gambling tax laws introduced by Greece.
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Ireland To Tax Remote Gambling 9/28/2011 Ireland is to modernize its gambling laws, with changes designed to tackle the shortcomings of current legislation, which include the absence of a taxation regime for remote gambling.
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EU Opens Antitrust Probe Into E-Payment Market 9/28/2011 The European Commission has announced that it has opened an antitrust investigation
into the standardisation process for payments over the internet undertaken by the European Payments Council.
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Danish Gambling Law Receives EU Green Light 9/23/2011 After an in-depth investigation, the European Commission has concluded that a
law liberalizing gambling in Denmark and at the same time creating lower taxes
for online casinos than for land-based ones is in line with EU state aid rules.
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Australian Retail Inquiry Focusses On GST 9/8/2011 The public hearings of the Australian Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the future of the Australian retail industry continued this week, with bricks and mortar retailers feeling strongly about internet retailers benefiting from the the low value threshold for goods and services tax purposes.
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Brazilian Tax Breaks Target Telecoms Investment 9/7/2011 The Brazilian government is to forgo BRL4bn (USD2.4bn) in taxes in order to gain private sector investment to establish high quality broadband Internet connections nationwide.
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Amazon Barters To Delay California's Online Sales Tax 9/7/2011 Following the entry into force on July 1 this year of California's online sales
tax, and the company’s attempt to arrange a referendum in the state for
its repeal, Amazon has made a further move to obtain a reprieve from the new tax
for a period of three years.
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Amendments Agreed To Singapore-Australia FTA 9/7/2011 Companies and investors in Singapore and Australia are now to have greater certainty
in their investments, and protection of their intellectual property rights,
following a review and amendments to the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement.
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MEPs Analyze Barriers To European E-Commerce 9/6/2011 Analysing consumer behaviour and the interaction between consumers and businesses
in the digital environment, a study requested by the Committee on Internal Market
and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament identifies a number of
barriers to e-commerce and a more integrated European digital market.
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Cayman SEZ Receives Green Light 8/31/2011 The Cayman Islands government has announced the signing of an agreement with
Cayman Enterprise City, which allows the developer exclusive rights to construct,
develop, operate and maintain a special economic zone in the islands.
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UK High Court Tells BT To Block Newzbin Site 8/1/2011 A judge has ordered BT, the UK telecommunications company, to block the file-sharing
website, Newzbin2, after film studios coordinated by the Motion Picture Association won a landmark case in the High Court.
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EU Takes Action On Cross Border Mediation And Claims 7/27/2011 The European Commission is to take further action to ensure the application
of the European Union Mediation Directive to resolve cross-border disputes,
whilst also proposing to introduce a new Europe-wide preservation order to ease
the recovery of cross-border debts.
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Conyers Advises Bermuda Company's AIM Listing 7/25/2011 Conyers Dill and Pearman has advised Jellybook Limited on its admission to
trading on the AIM market on the London Stock Exchange. Jellybook is only the
third Bermuda company to be admitted to AIM since 2007.
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EU Member States Under Attack Over Internet Rules 7/25/2011 The European Commission has sent requests for information to twenty European
Union member States which have not yet notified measures to implement in
full new European internet and telecoms rules into national law.
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IoM Launches B2B e-Gaming Licence 7/25/2011 The Isle of Man has launched a new Network Services Licence for business-to-business
e-Gaming operators.
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US Congress Hears Agencies' Views On Internet Privacy 7/21/2011 The United States House of Representatives
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing,
and Trade and the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology have heard the
views of the Federal Trade Commission, the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunication and Information Administration,
on the regulation of internet privacy.
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EU IP-Related Seizures Surge 7/20/2011 According to the European Commission's annual report on European Union customs
enforcement, more than 103m products suspected of violating intellectual property
rights were seized at Europe's external borders in 2010.
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Cayman Islands To Launch Special Economic Zone 7/21/2011 The Cayman Islands, in partnership with Cayman Enterprise City, is to launch a special economic zone, intended to attract global science, technology, commodities and derivatives, media, and educational entities to the country.
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ECJ Clarifies Trademark Liability Of Online Markets 7/18/2011 The Court of Justice of the European Union, in its ruling in the case of
L’Oréal and Others v eBay, has attempted to provide clarification
on the liability of companies operating internet marketplaces for trademark infringements
committed by their users.
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Amazon Seeks Referendum On California's Online Sales Tax 7/14/2011 Following the entry into force on July 1 this year of California's online sales
tax, Amazon is already trying to arrange a referendum for its repeal.
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IoM Reviews Financial Services Legislation 7/7/2011 The Isle of Man Financial Services Commission has announced several new proposed
amendments to the legislation governing certain regulatory requirements placed on licenceholders.
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US Congress Studies Internet Privacy 7/4/2011 A full hearing on privacy and data security, held by the United States Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, has examined how entities collect,
maintain, secure, and use personal information, and whether consumers are adequately
protected under the current law.
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China Begins To Tax Online Retailers 7/4/2011 The tax authority in Wuhan, a city in central China, has become the first in the
country to impose taxes on the turnover of an online retail store.
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EU Agrees Better Protection For Online Consumers 6/28/2011 The European Parliament has approved the adoption of the Consumer
Rights Directive, which was first proposed by the European Commission in October 2008, and will establish new rules on consumer rights to protect
online shoppers, and boost consumer confidence in buying in other member states.
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Failed Software Developments To Be Tax Deductible In New Zealand 6/23/2011 New Zealand Revenue Minister Peter Dunne has announced that businesses will be able to claim tax deductions on failed software developments because not to do so would inhibit productivity and innovation.
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French 'Google Tax' Rears Its Head 6/22/2011 Within the framework of the examination of the country’s collective budget,
the French Senate finance committee voted in favour of an amendment aiming to
re-establish the government’s proposed tax on online advertising in France.
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ICANN Approves New Internet Domain Names 6/22/2011 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has approved a plan to launch
new generic top-level domain space, one of the biggest-ever changes to
the internet’s domain name system.
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Congress Considers Data Security Legislation 6/21/2011 The United States House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee
on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade has held a hearing to discuss a bill, introduced
by its Chairman Mary Bono Mack, that would require greater protection for sensitive
consumer data and timely notification in case of a breach.
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HMRC Targets Tutors And Traders 6/14/2011 The UK is to launch a series of further tax evasion crack-down schemes over the next year, tackling private tutors, e-marketplaces and traders, using new technologies to target suspects.
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